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Maine State Auditor
since November 14, 2022
First holderCharles P. Hatch
Websitewww.maine.gov/audit/

The Maine state auditor is a statutory state executive position in the government of the U.S. state of Maine.[1] According to the Office of the State Auditor's webpage, the primary purpose of the position is "to audit the financial statements of the State of Maine and expenditures of federal programs".

The Office of State Auditor was created in 1883 to examine the accounts held by the Maine State Treasurer. Originally a three-member committee, the single state auditor position was created in 1907.[2] State Auditors are elected by the Maine Legislature for a term of four years and each Auditor is limited to two four-year terms.

Qualifications

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According to statute, the state auditor "..shall be a certified public accountant or a college graduate with not less than 6 years of experience as a professional accountant or auditor, including not less than 5 years of auditing experience, of which not less than 4 years shall have been in a supervisory capacity".[3]

List of Maine state auditors

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Name[1]Took officeLeft officeParty
Charles P. Hatch19071911Republican
Lamont A. Stevens19111913Democratic
T.F. Callahan19131915Republican
J. Edward Sullivan19151917Democratic
Roy L. Wardwell19171922Republican
Elbert D. Hayford19221940Republican
William D. Hayes19401945Republican
Fred M. Berry19451957Republican
Michael A. Napolitano19571965Republican
Armand G. Sansoucy19651969Democratic
Michael A. Napolitano19691970Republican
William Otterbein19701972Republican
Raymond M. Rideout Jr.19721976Republican
Rodney L. Scribner1976June 10, 1977[4]Democratic
George J. RainvilleJune 30, 19771985Democratic
Robert W. Norton1985March 27, 1987Democratic
Rodney L. Scribner19871997Democratic
Gail M. Chase19972005Democratic
Neria Douglass20052012Democratic
Pola Buckley20132020Democratic
Matthew DunlapJanuary 2021October 2021Democratic
Jacob NortonOctober 2021November 2022
Matthew Dunlap2022PresentDemocratic

References

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  1. 1 2 "Maine State Auditors, 1907-". Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library. Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Department of Audit : Home Page". Maine. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Title 5, §241: State Auditor; salary". Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Rodney Scribner Is Stepping Down". Lewiston Evening Journal. May 25, 1977. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
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